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1
Who were the only ones allowed to vote in Athens?
Slaves
Men and Women
Women
Male Citizens
2
______ could only repeat the las word someone said to her over and over again.
Megara
Persephone
Echo
Athena
3
What is the name of the sport in the picture?
Shooting
Aiming
Bow and Arrow
Archery
4
Poseidon always carried a
trinket.
Name this trinket.
Fork
Stick
Trinket
Trident
5
On the first day of the Olympics, athletes and judges took an ____.
Promise
Oath
Stand
Medal
6
What did Athenians love?
Video games
Math
Flowers
Science
7
Where did the greek gods live?
Chichén Itzá
Mount Olympus
Mount Blanc
Mount Everest
8
Wilma Rudolph was the first American woman to win
10 gold medals
1 bronze medal
3 gold medals
ALL gold medals
9
This is a _____ mask made by the Aztecs.
Pearl
Jade
Big
Green
10
Mount Olympus was the _____ mountain in Greece.
Shortest
Most beautiful
Biggest
Tallest
11
The first Olympics were held in the city of____.
Elis
Sparta
Olympia
Athens
12
Zeus was ruler of the _____.
Sea
Wind
Gods
Earth
13
what is Usain Bolt's nickname?
Lightning Bolt
Lightning fast
Bolts
Millions of Bolts
14
Sparta often fought...
The gods
Athens
The USA
Kids
15
The "thing" that this athlete is using is called a _____.
Beam
Uneven bars
Horse
Vault
16
Hitting the ball with your head is called _____.
Head hit
Hitting
Dribbling
Heading
17
Canada is in...
Somewhere
South America
North America
Europe
18
Who is the athlete in the picture?
She is NOT an athlete
Usain Bolt
Wilma Rudolph
Serena Williams
19
What is the sport in the picture called?
Pirating
Sword fighting
Fencing
Fighting
20
Michael Phelps was the first person to win ___ gold medals at a single Olympics.
3
10
8
20
21
If you are "bilingual" it means you can...
Speak 2 different languages
Speak 4 different languages
Speak
Talk
22
The Olympics started as an event to honor _____.
Sports
The human body
Zeus
The gods
23
These people were among the first in the world to grow corn.
Americans
Canadians
Mexican farmers
British
24
In ____ athletes swung their arms back and forward and then jumped as far as they could.
Long jump
Jumping
Short Jump
Wrestling
25
In Athens, how old did a man need to be to be considered a CITIZEN?
19 years old
18 years old
40 years old
20 years old or older
26
In the ancient olympics, winners would get _______.
A green olive wreath
A golden olive wreath
A golden medal and a golden olive wreath
A golden medal
27
This athlete is on a _______.
Balance vault
Balance beam
Stick
Stage
28
Is most of Canada too cold for people?
Maybe
Yes
Just a little
No
29
Zeus made someone hold up the sky on his back FOREVER. What was the name of this person?
Atlas
Athena
Hercules
Hades
30
What is an example of a winter Canadian sport?
Skiing
Wrestling
Diving
Baseball
31
Where did Athens get its name from?
from Athena
from Greece
from Ms. Flores
from Zeus
32
The
PENTATHLON
was made up of ____ different events.
10
6
3
5
33
Aphrodite was SO beautiful that _____ sprang up when she walked through the fields.
Trees
Flowers
Water
Bees
34
Only ____ of Canada is populated.
40%
30%
10%
20%
35
What is one ancient (old) civilization that lived in Mexico?
Americans
French
Aztecs
Mexicans
36
The ____ was the only event in the ancient olympics. Here, the athletes only ran a footrace.
State
Stade
Relay race
Three-legged race
37
There are ___ players in ONE soccer team.
7
10
11
20
38
The Greeks believed that there were ___ major gods.
12
10
1
100
39
____ is the sport where men threw a long wooden spear as far as they could.
Hunting
Shotput
Discus
Javelin
40
The Olympics happen every ___ years.
4
5
6
10
41
Zeus was god of the _____.
Sky
Rain
Sea
Clouds
42
Who is the athlete in the picture?
Miguel Phelps
Michael Phelps
He is NOT an athlete
Usain Phelps
43
In soccer, _______ drive the ball forward and try to score.
Soccer players
Midfielders
Defenders
Forwards
44
Moving a ball with your feet in soccer is called _____.
Kicking
Heading
Dribbling
Running with the ball
45
In the beginning, Usain Bolt liked to play ____.
Cricket
Cricket and soccer
Basketball
Soccer
46
Mexico is in...
Asia
Mars
North America
The South Pole
47
The first Olympics were held in _____.
776 BC
2001
667 BC
1800
48
Who was the goddess of marriage and married women?
Athena
Echo
Hera
Athens
49
What happened when Poseidon got angry?
Lightning and storms in the sky
Earthquakes, storms, and drownings
There would be big waves
Nothing
50
Most Canadians speak...
French
Spanish
English
Italian
51
In soccer, _____ try to keep the other team from scoring.
Defenders
Defense
Everyone
Defensive
52
____ was the goddess of love and beauty.
Poseidon
Athens
Aphrodite
Hera
53
Spartans did
NOT
leave behind ANY beautiful buildings or art.
They left some
They left A LOT
False
True
54
Usain Bolt is from _____.
Jamaica
Mexico
USA
Brazil
55
______ is one of the largest Spanish-speaking countries in the world.
Canada
USA
Mexico
Egypt
56
What is the capital of Mexico?
Texas
Mexico City
Boston
Los Angeles
57
Football is called ____ in North America.
American Football
Soccer
Fútbol
Football Soccer
58
the Greeks believed that when the oak leaves rustled, Zeus was _____.
Crying
Singing
Whistling
Talking
59
These people were great
artists, writers, builders, and thinkers.
Greeks
Americans
Mexicans
Mayans
60
What is the sport in the picture called?
Diving
Swimming
Water polo
Water soccer
61
Sparta was not a democracy. It was ruled by ___ kings.
4
7
This sentence is wrong. Sparta WAS a democracy.
2
62
Spartans spent a lot of their time...
training for the olympics
training to be better than the Athenians
training for war
studying
63
Athens was one of the most powerful city-states in Greece.
False
True
I don't know
Not really
64
Zeus's wife was...
Echo
Aphrodite
Hera
Athena
65
Michael Phelps had to eat as much as ____ calories EVERY DAY!
ten thousand
one million
one hundred
one hundred thousand
66
Who is the athlete in the picture?
Wilma Rudolph
Usain Bolt
Lightning Bolt
Michael Phelps
67
Soccer uniforms include...
Shin Guards
Tennis shoes
Blouse
Cleats
68
What were the people from Athens called?
Athens people
Athenians
Ancient people
Greeks
69
Poseidon was god of the ____.
Water
Seas
Gods
Earth
70
What happened when Zeus was angry?
Bolts of lightning would appear on the sky
The wind would blow
The Earth would shake!
He would send thunder down to earth
71
Athena was the goddess of ____.
war
arts
armors
wisdom
72
What does
democracy
mean?
Nobody rules
A king rules
The people, by voting, rule
The president rules
73
What did Athenians create?
cakes
poetry and plays
robots
great buildings
74
A _____ is shaped like a Frisbee.
Ball
Discus
pizza
Disc
75
Where did Aphrodite come from?
The waves
Mars
The sky
The foam in the sea
76
What did Athenians love?
Gods
Beauty
Pizza
Art
77
In soccer, _____ help both the forwards and the defenders.
Midfielders
Everyone
Nobody
Mid players
78
Wilma Rudolph got sick with _____ when she was a kid.
Cancer
Leucemia
Polio
The flu
79
The first modern Olympics took place in Greece in ____.
2007
1896
1450
2016
80
Athens was
NOT
a center of art and learning.
False
yes
True
Duh!
81
Who was the god of the sun, healing, music, and poetry?
Zeus
Phoebus
Hercules
Hades
82
Only _____ could compete in the ancient olympics.
Women
Slaves
men
Greek citizens
83
Spartans were...
Painters
Warriors
Dancers
Artists